best of worldwideangel's best of . . . 2021 (NEW ARTIST OTY)

[TheWayWeWere]

Planet Her  

I love most of it, but I still see it as underwhelming follow-up to perfection Hot Pink tbh  but it's probably HP was so good

[BlackoutZone]

95 YESSS  It might be making an appearance on my BO next year, she snapped 

Happy to see Arca and Montero too!

[Alex]

Planet Her 

all of Doja's music grows on you in the end, it's like she knows what she's doing ffff

 

 

[Pink Matter]

Yes Doja yes LNX And totally agree about Planet Her, songs I didn't really care for ended up growing on me in the end!

[Sunderland 4ever]

22 hours ago, worldwide angel said:

IX. NONANTE-CINQ - ANGÈLE

Great for practicing my French listening skills.

[worldwide angel]

Spoiler

On 12/19/2021 at 6:24 PM, TRF. said:

KicK iii I liked iiii but it's true that it's my least fav of the 5  sorry

  kick iiii is a huge grower just wait  

On 12/19/2021 at 6:37 PM, Tinashegrande6 said:

Yas at Planet Her being so high up 

 

I still need to check out some of these other albums though 

yess please do 

 

On 12/19/2021 at 7:15 PM, Ewan Chaos said:

iiii my least favorite, still cute. Alien was my favorite as well. I... do not seem to care much for Angele's albums??? I remember being very excited to listen to Brol after hearing some singles and being way disappointed. Was less disappointed with this release, but still.

 

Montero, ARCA iii!!!!!!! YUP true that it's the best one.

 

Doja  I'm just never gonna give a shit about her until she stops working with Luke.

i respect it

 

but yess at the montero and arca love 

 

angele :( maybe it takes the right song idk 

 

On 12/19/2021 at 7:17 PM, theblackestday said:

KicK iii :

 

  arcallah

On 12/19/2021 at 7:48 PM, witness1.3 said:

Nonante-cinq is really good. I literally only listened to it because of that amazing album cover and it’s really solid. Demons is a standout.

Planet Her  

   yessss demons stannings 

 

On 12/20/2021 at 7:54 AM, Lazuli said:

kick iiii is cute but prob my least favourite  

kick iii tho  

planet her  

 nnnn picking up on a trend here 

On 12/20/2021 at 10:20 AM, TheWayWeWere said:

Planet Her  

I love most of it, but I still see it as underwhelming follow-up to perfection Hot Pink tbh  but it's probably HP was so good

nnn i used to think hot pink was better too but a lot of the songs sneak up on you

 

On 12/20/2021 at 10:34 AM, BlackoutZone said:

95 YESSS  It might be making an appearance on my BO next year, she snapped 

Happy to see Arca and Montero too!

   

 

 

On 12/20/2021 at 11:08 AM, dangerousalex said:

Planet Her 

all of Doja's music grows on you in the end, it's like she knows what she's doing ffff

 

 

 doja is MOTHER!

On 12/20/2021 at 3:10 PM, Pink Matter said:

Yes Doja yes LNX And totally agree about Planet Her, songs I didn't really care for ended up growing on me in the end!

   black excellence

 

oui oui ma soeur 

 

On 12/20/2021 at 3:15 PM, Sunderland 4ever said:

Great for practicing my French listening skills.

 

 

[worldwide angel]

kk its time

[worldwide angel]

 

V.  HAPPIER THAN EVER  - BILLIE EILISH 

 

 

 

despite all of the attempts to question, slander and 

dispose of billie, i can proudly say that i'm glad that 

i started to stick up for her. from the very moment 

we got the HTE snippet, i was immensely excited 

to see where billie would go next. 

 

happier than ever is a mature, adventurous record

that sees billie play with sounds she mastered on 

her juggernaut debut but also try her hand at 

different genres, some of which she should 

delve deeper in. 

 

billie's always had a personality however this

album screams BILLIE to me. i've learned so 

much about her relationship history, her mental 

health and thoughts on fame and its all been 

intriguing at the least. as genre-bouncing(?) 

as this record is, there's is a lingering cohesion

that ties all sixteen songs into an exquisite 

assortment of odes to various emotions and 

experiences. 

 

this is no doubt her best work yet and i'm excited 

to see where she goes next. she went from an 

artist comparable to lorde and lana to almost 

a younger, mainstream companion to that of 

st. vincent (IN MY OPINION)   ! they're both 

talented artists that lie in between alternative 

and pop so i would love to see a collab of sorts

between them. 

 

top tracks: billie bossa nova, overheated, everybody dies 

genre: alternative-pop, electropop

 

 

 

[worldwide angel]

IV.  OVERGROWN  - JOYCE WRICE
 

 

 

one of the most overlooked yet most cherished albums to 

drop this year. joyce wrice comes in swinging with a largely

flawless, focused and lush record that threatens to overshadow

other records for years to come. i see this becoming a huge

cult classic in the near future just due to the amount of talent 

displayed in this record. 

 

some of the songs are big billboard moments waiting to happen

while others feel like floating on a cloud of white sugar grains, 

having no worry whatsoever during the passing minutes.

 

generally discovered via word of mouth, joyce wrice joins the 

many internet idols who've carved a niche of their own with 

nothing but viral moments and quality music. i wholeheartedly

recommend getting into this collection of sensual, pop leaning

R&B songs that are reminiscent of the early 2000s. 

 

top tracks: losing, that's on you (japanese remix)

genre: contemporary r&b, pop-soul 

 

 

 

 

[worldwide angel]

III.  SKIN - JOY CROOKES 

 

 

 

if overgrown was overlooked then skin  by joy crookes

has seemingly gone under the radar until recently 

(YAS BRITs). i first heard of joy when her song 

feet don't fail me now found its way to my twitter

timeline. her voice is very reminiscent of amy winehouse

yet has it's own alluring timbre that keeps your attention on

joy herself. 

 

skin is a strong compilation of earnest lyrics discussing 

love, family and politics without beating the messages 

over your head. that's not the say that she cleverly 

hides her perspectives behind metaphors to please 

listeners. 

 

if you're in search of an honest, introspective record 

that pulls from pioneers of soul yet sound so 

contemporary, please give joy crookes a chance.

 

top tracks: unlearn you, theek ache 

genre: neo-soul, pop-soul 

 

 

 

[worldwide angel]

II.  STILL OVER IT - SUMMER WALKER 

 

 

 

i have always loved summer's music but still over it 

takes that adoration to a new level. i was initially 

worried about the twenty track long record however 

i found myself loving every single second of this album 

and i am not  exaggerating. 

 

maybe it was the icy r&b beats that dominate this album 

or the combination of summer's passionate lyrics coupled

with her emotive tone but i thoroughly enjoyed what summer

brought to this record. we got new productions of legends like 

pharrell as well as stunning collaborations with the likes of 

sza, cardi b, ari lennox, and the omarion variant  omarion. 

 

hot take but this album reminds me of the way people talked

about invasion of privacy or even usher's confessions just by 

the way these artists were able to comment on their relationships,

especially the latter record. 

 

top tracks: constant bullshit, dat right there, no love 

genre: contemporary r&b 

[worldwide angel]

I.  SENSATIONAL - ERIKA DE CASIER 

 

 

 

anyone that knows me could have seen this coming but i owe every bit of 

my happiness and growth experienced in 2021 to the lovely legend in the 

making, erika de casier.  sensational  came in a time of transition for me. 

i was preparing for my return to on campus learning, my senior year, and 

after almost a year of self-learning and maturity in isolation, sensational 

fell into my laps naturally, almost like an essential   treat for what 

was to come. 

 

erika's strongest suit is the way she perfectly encapsulates the sound of

Y2K-R&B in a period where many have tried to do so without avail. moreover,

erika doesn't merely copy the likes of sade, craig david or even a 90s janet 

jackson but captures the essence of their musicality and apply it to her 

original framework. 

 

sensational sees erika introduce the character of bianca in order to 

discuss themes of draining relationships, confidence and working under

capitalism. you get the slow-jams that eerily echo the ones your parents 

played in dim lit rooms as well as the obscure, club-ready tracks that leave 

you longing for an eternal night of pure enjoyment. 

 

i've refrained from mentioning tracks however insult me perfectly captured 

the feeling of being neglected. while erika's was most likely from a romantic 

point of view, i personally related it to feelings of neglect as a child (think 

love me wrong by allie x & troye sivan). i love the hollowness of the record 

and the seemingly apathetic tone erika employs, as if she's already given 

up on the relationship as a whole. 

 

all in all, erika de casier and sensational should be celebrated by 

music listeners worldwide and i'm happy to name it my . . . 

 

ALBUM OF THE YEAR

[Alldeezy]

dunno any of these 

[worldwide angel]

2 minutes ago, Sempiternal said:

dunno any of these 

HTE may be the closest to your taste 

[TalkThatRihanna]

MONTERO was definitely cute for its first few weeks but I haven’t gone back to it bar the singles

 

Planet Her stanning
 

Happier Than Ever was definitely a solid cohesive follow up to her debut!

 

And I am LOVING the high ranking for Still Over It   It’s a classic on arrival! The way she made a long ass album like that with barely any skips  

Edited December 22, 2021 by TalkThatRihanna

[TRF.]

Erika YESSSSS

[Ewan Chaos]

Totally agree with your write-up on Billie. Whoa interesting comparison to St. Vincent. As much as it's NOT fair to compare Billie to this person... I almost wanna compare her more to a lesser version of Fiona? Not to downgrade Billie, but c'mon it's Fiona. 2 albums I need to check out, 1 I probably won't like,

 

and your number one, OH YEAH BABY!!!!!!!!!!!! Love to see you enjoying the album in a time that was matched your personal life too, always special when that happens. And Insult Me, yeah!!!! Underrated track for sure!

[Tinashegrande6]

Joy Crookes has some really nice tracks, but I haven't heard her full album yet.

 

Also yes at the Still Over It inclusion, almost skippless I fear 

[dreamofyou]

i definitely prefer HTE to her debut, which is an unpopular opinion

[Alex]

HTE and Still Over It 

I haven't listened to the Erika album but I love "Drama" 

 

[Lazuli]

happier than ever ofc  

summer's album is cute! 

[TheWayWeWere]

HTE was pretty amazing, after string of underwhelming singles it works so good as a whole  

[BlackoutZone]

Oh I absolutely knew Erika has that in the bag!

Love to see Summer album so high too  

Great list as expected king

[Sunderland 4ever]

16 hours ago, worldwide angel said:

II.  STILL OVER IT - SUMMER WALKER

Out of the two tracks I checked, this one was my favorite.

[KasioKas]

worried about the twenty track long record however 

i found myself loving every single second of this album 

and i am not  exaggerating

 

Wow 20 songs huh? Gonna check it out!